itself
itself Lexical Profile
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• pronoun
Used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a thing, animal, or non-human entity previously mentioned as the subject of the clause.
"The cat washed itself carefully while sitting on the sunny windowsill."
Used to emphasize a particular thing, animal, or abstract entity mentioned, contrasting it with its surroundings or related elements.
"The house itself is quite small, though the surrounding garden is expansive."
One's normal, healthy, or characteristic state or condition (referring to an animal, baby, or inanimate system).
"The puppy was lethargic yesterday, but it seems much more itself today."
• Rhymes for itself
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Old English as the two-word phrase 'hit self' ('it' + 'self'), which gradually fused into a single reflexive and intensive compound word during the Middle English period.